Announcements

A new class of Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellows arrived in the US recently to kick-off their graduate study programs.

The fellowship program brings emerging leaders in key professional fields from Eurasia to the United States for one to two years of study at institutions across the United States.

A dear friend of IREX and distinguished alumna of the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP), Ms. Medarka “Med” Muarip passed away on August 2, 2011. One of the many outstanding Filipino teachers to participate in the ILEP program, Medarka traveled to the United States in January 2010 for a five-month professional development program for international teachers. 

IREX is pleased to announce the 2011 Spring semester winners of the Cultural Passport to America competition for the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Pakistan. Arsalan and Ammad were selected as winners for their participation in a wide array of cultural events, creative use of their passport to record those events, and their regular and reflective blog posts sharing their experiences. Ammad, studying at the University of Wyoming, and Arsalan, studying at SUNY-Plattsburgh, discuss the Cultural Passport below.

IREX is pleased to announce the Spring 2011 winners of the “Day in the Life of a Global UGRAD-Pakistan Fellow” video competition. Farhan, studying at Augustana College, and Fahad, studying at the College of Southern Idaho, submitted outstanding videos presenting their experiences at a US college or university and their understanding of American culture and values. Their videos were selected for their creativity and clarity in demonstrating both the uniqueness and breadth of their American experiences.

IREX is pleased to announce that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently appointed IREX President W. Robert Pearson as a Commissioner of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.

IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the Spring 2011 TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition. IREX, in conjunction with an independent selection committee and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, selected 16 alumni of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) and 15 alumni of the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) to receive funding to support their original small grant project ideas.

The Executive Steering Committee for World Press Freedom Day 2011 announced the list of sponsors today for this year’s historic event held May 1-3, in Washington, DC.

IREX, as a member of the Executive Committee organizing World Press Freedom Day 2011, is pleased to announce the launch of www.wpfd2011.org, unveiling the event’s agenda and opening registration to the public for this historic gathering. The program for the event, to be held May 1-3 in Washington, DC, is built around this year’s World Press Freedom Day theme, “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers.”

As March is Women’s History Month in the United States, and March 8 is the Global Centenary of International Women’s Day, it’s an opportunity for paying even greater attention to the ongoing accomplishments and evolving needs of women and girls around the world.

Last week, 74 teachers from 15 countries around world gathered in Washington DC for the International Leaders in Education Program.